Shaving-brush.



PATENTED MAY 7, 1907. A. HELMBAOH.

SHAVING BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1905.

FIG- 2- UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

SHAVlNG-BRUSH.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed m 29. 1905. SerialNo. 262.934.

Patented May 7, 1907.-

cation.

. In order to provide a shaving brush which isadapted' to be sterilized,it is necessary that lithe brush consist of as few parts as possible andthat said parts be assembled in such a provide manner that they may bereadily separated and the tuft easily removed and replaced.

The object of the resent invention is to a brush of this character, andthis is w accomplished by providing a holder or handle comprismg asectional, metal sleeve formed abut w 'agement with the brush tuft.

of two ably connected by a hinge or link, and means for holding saidsections together and in en- In' the embodiment of the inventionillustrated, the

members of said sectional sleeve are held together and in engagementwith the tuft by an outer'sleeve into which the sectional sleeveisfadapted to be removably inserted. The in'nersleeve is provided at itsend opposite the tuft with a bottom or laterally projecting plate, andby pressing on this bottom or plate said inner sleeve and the tuftengaged thereb may be forced from the outer sleeve. V hen the innersleeve is thus removed, the sections thereof may be readily separated torelease the tuft. In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is alongitudinal sectional view of a shaving brush constructed in accordancewith the present invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view of a slightlymodified form; Fig. 3 illustrates another modification; andFig. 4 is adetail of one manner of engagin the inner sectional sleeve of the holderwit the tuft.

The brush mcludes a tuft a formed of any I suitablevegetable or animalfiber arranged in such manner that it may be subjected to boiling, orsterilizing in hot water, without causing the fibersto separate orbecome detached. As shown, the tuft is composed of .a series of fiberstrands which are bent or folded upon themselves so that both endsthereof project or extend to the outer end of the tuft, the severalfibers being suitably conparts, the longitudinal edges of which en inuse, said sections being preferportlng is provided nected at or near theinner ends of the tuft.

This tuft is carried by a holder orhandle comprising two sleeves b, c,inserted one' within the other, the inner sleeve b consisting of twoparts which surround the inner end of the tuft and clampthe same betweenthem.

In the. embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1, the spacewithin the inner sleeve which is not filled by the end of the tuft isoccupied by a plug (1. The outer. sleeve 0 is provided at its endopposite the tuft with an inwardly extending rim, against which a plate2, closing the'end of the inner sleeve, rests or bears. Byexerting'pressure on the plate e or plug d from/the end of the outersleeve 0 opposite the tuft, the inner, sectional sleeve -b isforced'from the outer sleeve and the tuft a is readily detachedtherefrom. i

The construction illustrated in Fig. 2 differs from that shown in Fig. 1by having a suitable ferrule a at the inner end of the tuft, whichferrule is engaged by the correspondingly shaped end of the inner sleeveb 1 i order to i'spense with the lug d the bottom plate eis fixed to oneof t e sections of the inner sleeve 1) and soshaped as to form .asupsurface for the other section of said sleeve. As the end'of the tufta or its ferrule is, in this embodiment of the invention, firmly grippedby the inner sleeve b a plug (1, whic would interfere with the insertionof the tuft into the sleeve is not required.

The form of the invention shown in Fig. 3

differs from that illustrated in Fig. 2 by havferent lengths. Theshorter section of said inner sleeve is connected to the longer sectionby a link or hinge, and the longer section with a bottom plate e By thismeans, it isfnot necessary to ,force the inner sleeve b entirely out ofthe sleeve 0 when it is desired to disengage or release the'tuft fromthe handle, but it is only necessary to force out the inner sleeve .tosuch an extent that the shorter section thereof projects beyond the rimof the outer sleeve 0 when the tuft will be disengaged from the innersleeve, the sections of said sleeve 6 being, however, still connected bythe aforesaid link or hinge.

' In'each of the forms of the invention illus' trated, itis possible torelease thetuft from the handle by pressure on the inner sleeve, that isto say, by forcing said sleeve out from the rear of the holder.

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The ferrule at the inner end of the tuft may have-theform shown in Fig.4, which differs slightly from that'shown in Figs. 2 and 3. That is, inthe form shown in Fig. 4, the ferrule a is provided, in addition to thetuft engaging section corresponding to the ferrule a of Fi 2, withranextension or collar a and the inner sleeve 1) of the holder will have aform corresponding to the ferrule and adapting it to securely engage thesame.

Having thus described t e invention, What is claimed is,

1. In a shaving brush, the combination of a tuft, and a holder or handleconsisting of an inner sectional sleeve enga ing the inner end of thetuft, and an outer s eeve surrounding the sectional sleeve andconstituting the outer portion of the handle and holding the sections ofthe sectional sleeve together and in engagement with the tuft saidsleeves being adapted to be readily disconnected and engaged.

2 ]ln a shaving brush, the combination of a tuft, a sleeve engaging theinner end of the tuft and consisting of two sections hinged to-' getherand having their longitudinal edges ;abutting, one of said sectionsbeing longer subscribing witnesses.

than the other, and an outer sleeve adapted to receive said sectionalsleeve. 1

3. In a shaving brush, the combination of a tuft, a sectional sleeveengaging the'inner' end of the tuft, andanouter sleeve surrounding saidinner sleeve and having at one end an inwardly extending rim, againstwhich the end of a section of the inner sleeve opposite the tuft isadapted to bear. v

4. In a shaving brush, the combination of a tuft, a sleeve engaging theinner end of the ,tuft and consisting of two sections hinged together,one of said sections being shorter than the other, and the longersection having at its end opposite the tuft a laterally extending plateor dish, and an outer sleeve surroundmg said sectional sleeve andholding the sectiofns thereof in close engagement with the tu t. v In'testimony whereof I. have signed-my name to this specification in ALBERTHELMIBACH.

, Witnesses:

WoLDEMAR HAUPT, HENRY HASPER.

presence of two

